Article 131.- Infringement upon copyright
1. Those who commit one of the following acts thus causing serious
consequences or who have been administratively sanctioned for one of
the acts stipulated in this Article or have been sentenced for such
crime, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their
violations, shall be subject to a fine of between two million and
twenty million dong or non-custodial reform for up to two years:
a) Appropriating the copyright of literary, art, scientific,
journalistic works, audio tapes or disc, video tapes or disc;
b) Wrongfully assuming authors' names on literary, art, scientific or
journalistic works, audio tapes or disc, video tapes or disc;
c) Illegally amending the contents of literary, art, scientific,
journalistic works, programs on audio tapes or disc, video tapes or disc;
d) Illegally announcing or disseminating literary, art, scientific or
journalistic works, programs on audio tapes or disc, video tapes or
disc.
2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the
offenders shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of
imprisonment:
a) In an organized manner;
b) Committing the crime more than once;
c) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences.
3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million
and one hundred million dong, to a ban from holding certain posts,
practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five
years.
